[kwlug-disc] Local OpenStreetMap interest

[Joan Currie]

Hi Paul,  I am interested in this project and the OSM data.  Cheers, Joan
Currie.

On Wed, Dec 12, 2018 at 11:25 PM Paul Nijjar via kwlug-disc <
kwlug-disc at kwlug.org> wrote:

> Today at the CivicTechWR meetup, a local resident named David Trueman
> proposed a project to revitalize local mapping resources in the
> region. He is most interested in active transportation and climate
> mitigation stuff.
>
> This is based upon a similar effort from a bicycling group at the City
> of Ottawa: https://maps.bikeottawa.ca . They have done things like map
> collisions, classify bike infrastructure, and added OpenStreetMap
> (OSM) data for things like bike parking and benches. They have also
> taken photographs of trails and streets in Ottawa, creating something
> akin to Google's StreetView.
>
> David wants to do similar things in Waterloo Region, with a broader
> focus than cycling. It sounds as if this StreetView-type project is
> one of his early goals, but I think there is lots of other data that
> could be entered into OSM locally.
>
> There used to be a fair amount of interest in OSM stuff here, so I
> thought I would put a call out for people interested in helping out. I
> am guessing that if David could find 3-5 additional people who are
> dedicated to improving OpenStreetMap, and then another handful of
> people who help out occasionally, a lot of good data could be
> produced.
>
> I do not think I have David's email address, but I can contact him via
> the CivicTechWR slack channel. If you are interested then let me know
> on or offlist and I will get you in touch.
>
> - Paul
>
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